Hole in sump
Moderator: RichardW
Hole in sump
Just put a hole into the sump of my 405. I believe the cheapest option would be glue it. Anyone done this and what do you recommend I use?
Is there a glue that can withstand temperatures of 130 degrees centigrade ?, the sort of environment that the sump is in is very hostile, i would suggest as a minimum bodge repair that you could make and oiltight gasket and put it on a metal plate that you could rivet to the sump from the outside ?
Sumps are so easy to take off though on most cars, that its probably going to be easier to get a new sump from teh scrappy and fit it
Sumps are so easy to take off though on most cars, that its probably going to be easier to get a new sump from teh scrappy and fit it
TopDonkey I don't think it is easy taking the sump off a 405 as far as I could see. A fellow owner please confirm.
citronut the hole was near the corner and a funny shape a tapped wouldn't work I think.
In the end I didn't feel comfortable doing it (maybe because I'm useless
) so took it to a mechanic.
He glued it with another piece of alu (which I'm now reading should be done) but seems to hold for these few days so pretty happy.
citronut the hole was near the corner and a funny shape a tapped wouldn't work I think.
In the end I didn't feel comfortable doing it (maybe because I'm useless
) so took it to a mechanic.He glued it with another piece of alu (which I'm now reading should be done) but seems to hold for these few days so pretty happy.